- Sharon Case
infobox actor
name = Sharon Case
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birthname = Sharon Case
birthdate = birth date and age|1971|2|9
notable role =Sharon Newman in "The Young and the Restless "
location =Detroit, Michigan , U.S.Sharon Case (born
February 9 1971 inDetroit, Michigan ) is anEmmy Award -winning American actress.Early life
In her childhood, Case focused on
ballet and jazz. While in grammar school her family moved toLos Angeles , where she was discovered at a supermarket. She was offered and accepted a job inJapan when she was 17 and worked there for five months before returning to LA, where she took acting lessons.Career
In 1994, she became the third, and longest-running, actress to play
Sharon Newman on "The Young and the Restless ", a role that she still plays today. Case has won several awards for her work on "Y&R", including the Outstanding Supporting Actress Daytime Emmy in 1999. She also received the 1998 Soap Opera Award for Hottest Female In A Daytime Drama. In April 2007, Case renewed her contract with the show, signing on for three more years.In 1989, she assumed the role of Dawn Winthrop on "
General Hospital "; she left the show in 1990. She then took the role of Debbie Simon on "As the World Turns " in 1992 and played the role until 1993.In 2005, she filmed a movie called "Carpool Guy" with co-star
Lauralee Bell .Along with doing work in soaps, Case has also appeared in several primetime shows including "
Cheers ", "Beverly Hills 90210 ", "Parker Lewis Can't Lose " and "Silk Stalkings ". Early in her career, Case turned down an offer to appear in a large role in theHBO film "Breast Men " because she didn't feel comfortable being topless in a movie.Personal life
Co-star
Melody Thomas Scott has said that Case is her closest friend from the show.cite news | title=Y&R's Melody Thomas Scott May Not Have a Storyline, But She Has a Lot to Say | date=2007-02-13 | publisher= "Soap Opera Weekly"| pages = 10-11 ]Case has been married to Sandy Corzine since April 2007.
Case is a member of the
Church of Scientology .Filmography
*"Repressions" (2007)
*Carpool Guy (2005)
*"Wentworth" (2005)
*"Breast Men " (1997)
*"The Young and the Restless " (1994-Present series)( asSharon Abbott )
*"Valley of the Dolls " (1994)
*"As the World Turns " (1992-1993 series) ( as Debbi Simon)
*"Diplomatic Immunity " (1991)
*"General Hospital " (1989 series)( asDawn Winthrop )Awards and nominations
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Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1999)
*Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress (1999, 2000, 2004)
*Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Younger Lead Actress (1996, 1997)
*Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress (2006)
*Daytime Emmys Pre-Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress (2004)
*Soap Opera Award, Hottest Female in a Daytime Drama (1998)ee also
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Nicholas Newman and Sharon Collins References
External links
*imdb name|id=0143261|name=Sharon Case
* [http://www.tv.com/sharon-case/person/12004/summary.html TV.com Bio]
* [http://www.repressionsmovie.com Website for her film "Repressions"]
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